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Through Indian Sign Language: The Fort Sill Ledgers of Hugh Lenox Scott and Isee
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- Condition
- ISBN-13
- 9780806147277
- Book Title
- Through Indian Sign Language
- ISBN
- 9780806147277
- Subject Area
- Foreign Language Study, History, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Through Indian Sign Language : the Fort Sill Ledgers of Hugh LENOX Scott and Iseeo, 1889-1897
- Item Length
- 10.2 in
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Subject
- Native American Languages, Military / United States, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Native American
- Series
- The Civilization of the American Indian Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Item Width
- 7.2 in
- Item Weight
- 39.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 524 Pages
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Hugh Lenox Scott, who would one day serve as chief of staff of the U.S. Army, spent a portion of his early career at Fort Sill, in Indian and, later, Oklahoma Territory. There, from 1891 to 1897, he commanded Troop L, 7th Cavalry, an all-Indian unit. From members of this unit, in particular a Kiowa soldier named Iseeo, Scott collected three volumes of information on American Indian life and culture-a body of ethnographic material conveyed through Plains Indian Sign Language (in which Scott was highly accomplished) and recorded in handwritten English. This remarkable resource-the largest of its kind before the late twentieth century-appears here in full for the first time, put into context by noted scholar William C. Meadows. The Scott ledgers contain an array of historical, linguistic, and ethnographic data-a wealth of primary-source material on Southern Plains Indian people. Meadows describes Plains Indian Sign Language, its origins and history, and its significance to anthropologists. He also sketches the lives of Scott and Iseeo, explaining how they met, how Scott learned the language, and how their working relationship developed and served them both. The ledgers, which follow, recount a variety of specific Plains Indian customs, from naming practices to eagle catching. Scott also recorded his informants' explanations of the signs, as well as a multitude of myths and stories. On his fellow officers' indifference to the sign language, Lieutenant Scott remarked: "I have often marveled at this apathy concerning such a valuable instrument, by which communication could be held with every tribe on the plains of the buffalo, using only one language." Here, with extensive background information, Meadows's incisive analysis, and the complete contents of Scott's Fort Sill ledgers, this "valuable instrument" is finally and fully accessible to scholars and general readers interested in the history and culture of Plains Indians.
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University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN-10
080614727x
ISBN-13
9780806147277
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038901631
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Through Indian Sign Language : the Fort Sill Ledgers of Hugh LENOX Scott and Iseeo, 1889-1897
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Native American Languages, Military / United States, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Native American
Series
The Civilization of the American Indian Ser.
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Foreign Language Study, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
524 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Width
7.2 in
Item Weight
39.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2015-001528
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Series Volume Number
274
Lc Classification Number
E98.S5s36 2015
Copyright Date
2015
Illustrated
Yes
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